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Moon Information For January 3 2023 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon January 3, 2023 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset9h37m
Moonrise14:17
Moonset04:40
Distance to the center of the Sun147,097,512 km
Distance to the center of Earth394,899 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)87.5%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonGemini ♊
Moon age (days past new moon)11.4

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in January 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and PleiadesJanuary 2Pleiades is 2.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Mars2023-01-03 14:35Mars is 0.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxJanuary 7Pollux is 2.1 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveJanuary 8Beehive is 4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AntaresJanuary 18Antares is 2.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnJanuary 23Saturn is 3.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and VenusJanuary 23Venus is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterJanuary 25Jupiter is 1.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesJanuary 30Pleiades is 2.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsJanuary 30Mars is 0.1 degrees North of the Moon.

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